BLOGGING FROM MY NOGGIN

And by one of those I am talking about the people that make their own soaps / detergents ect. I always thought that it was wasting time to make soap. I mean, you can just buy it right off the shelf so why make it? Don't get me wrong, some of the soaps that you buy right off the shelf are some of the best around, but others can be improved. I got this laundry detergent recipe a couple of years ago. My wife wanted to make it so I helped. Honestly I was a bit reluctant, thinking there were better things to do with my time then to make soap. But let me tell you something, I won't go back to the off the shelf laundry detergents, and let me tell you why. I have kids and their laundry can really stink. And with me being in construction I get a bit dirty as well. I was using twice the large load amount of Gain and Tide soap and the laundry sometimes still didn't smell clean. I could smell the perfumes, but I could still smell the odors. With this laundry detergent recipe all the odors come out of my kids clothes. It is so much better then the expensive brands and it's cheaper. There is another benefit to this soap. I have a HE front loading washer and as many of you know these washers have a few downsides. One of those downsides is that they get stinky themselves. I know some people that have to leave the doors all the way open and leave a box of baking soda in them at all times. And I noticed this myself when a few months ago I ran out and didn't have time to make more so I just grabbed a bottle of detergent off the shelf. Well after two weeks of doing laundry with the off the shelf detergent and my wife started complaining that the laundry stunk. She told me that I can't leave a washed load in over night. But I know that I didn't so I went to the washer and smelled it. The washer stunk. All this time my homemade detergent was keeping it smelling clean. Well, a heavy bleach load cleared out the smell and then I immediately made some more of my detergent. So check out the video here on how to make it and check the description for some additional info.